tetap
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tetap, from Proto-Austronesian *tetep (“firm, fixed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [təˈtap̚]
- Hyphenation: tê‧tap
Adjective
tetap
- steady, fixed
- eternal
- Synonym: lestari
- permanent
- Synonym: permanen
Adverb
tetap
- continuously
- Synonym: terus
- always
- Synonym: selalu
- eternally
- Synonym: selamanya
- surely, certainly, undoubtedly
- Synonyms: pasti, tentu
Verb
tetap
- to remain, to stay, to continue.
- to keep on
Derived terms
- berketetapan
- ketetapan
- mempertetap
- mempertetapkan
- menetap
- menetapi
- menetapkan
- penetap
- penetapan
- tetapan
- bunga tetap
- tetap hati
Further reading
- “tetap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
According to Dempwolf (1938), from Proto-Austronesian *tetep (“firm, fixed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tətap/
- Rhymes: -ətap, -ap
Adjective
tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)
- steady, fixed
- eternal
- Synonym: lestari
- permanent
- Synonym: permanen
Adverb
tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)
- continuously
- Synonym: terus
- always
- Synonyms: selalu, sentiasa, senantiasa
- eternally
- Synonyms: selamanya, selama-lamanya
- surely, certainly, undoubtedly
- Synonyms: pasti, tentu
Verb
tetap (Jawi spelling تتڤ)
- to remain, to stay, to continue.
- to keep on
Derived terms
- ditetap
- ditetapi
- ditetapkan
- ketetapan
- menetap
- menetapi
- menetapkan
- penetapan
- tertetap
- tetapan
- tetapi
- tetapkan
Descendants
- Indonesian: tetap
Further reading
- “tetap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary